Month: March 2018

This article was first written for and published by The Roar. The Parramatta Eels will not win the Premiership in 2018. Well… at least according to the statistics. History tells us that in 109 years of rugby league in Australia, no team has won a first-grade grand final after conceding 50 points in a match […]

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. They say that premierships aren’t won in March and for many clubs (after their performances in round one), they will be counting their lucky stars there is still a long season ahead. To use another one of my favourite rugby league clichés, “a week is […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar. It was the stuff that fairytales are made of at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night when the Newcastle Knights won their opening game of the season against the Manly Sea Eagles 19-18 in a golden point thriller. We know that premierships are not […]

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. The world celebrated International Women’s Day on Thursday and when it comes to rugby league, it always reminds me just how much we have to celebrate in our game. It’s a day which gives men and women the opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar. Yesterday was International Women’s Day, which is always an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come on our journey towards gender equality, but also a reminder of how much work we still have to do. When it comes to sport, we have […]

This story was written by Melissa Muscat. It’s been a long off season, very long for those who don’t follow another sport in the alternate months. 157 days, 22 weeks or five months to be precise, but the wait is over. NRL Season 2018 is finally here…and aren’t fans buzzing?

This article was first written for and published by The Roar. It’s just three more sleeps until the 2018 NRL season begins. This is my favourite part of the season because at this particular point my team (and every other one) can win the premiership. The mistakes and disappointments of last year have (almost) been […]

This story was first written and published for NRL.com. St George Illawarra Dragons fans take note – your team will be featuring in the Telstra Premiership finals. At least that’s the opinion of the experts at NRL.com. The Dragons, boosted by the addition of Ben Hunt and James Graham to a side that finished just […]

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. We are six sleeps away from the start of the 2018 NRL season and I couldn’t be more excited to watch the opening game between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Brisbane Broncos on Thursday night at Jubilee Oval. At 8.05pm when that whistle […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar. Today The Roar continues its countdown of the top 50 NRL players with 20 through to 11. Compiling my top 50 was exceptionally difficult so it has been fascinating to see how my list, combined with the list of the other experts, has turned out. Suffice […]